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[rimturse]

hahahaha...I seriously thought this would work:

Me: *Weighs Frasier. Weighs Lilith* - *breaks deworming tablets into appropriate doses* - "Here kitty, kitty, kitty. Look what I have!" - *hands Lilith and Frasier 1/2 a tablet each*

Lilith: *sigh* We're greedy, May. We're not stupid.

Comments

[darkspires.livejournal.com]

Ah, but you have to be sneaky. Coat each half in a nice jacket of margarine to smother the smell or worm pill. Place carefully on a strip of best black forest ham. Wind until ham covers margarine.

"Here kitty. Have a nice treat."
Cats smell ham with a bit of margarine. Eats 'treat' very fast before other cats get it. Finds nasty middle bit far too late. Glares at me.

'You dids it again, didn't you. I hates you.'

[frigg.livejournal.com]

*lol*

Black Forest Ham? Your cats are very lucky.

[cathemery.livejournal.com]

Poking it down Jagger and following that with beef or chicken but usually beef - and by following I mean it is in my hand and ready to be scarfed up even as I poke the pill in with those same fingers - works fairly well. As long as he's aware the beef is there.

But I dunno if that would work with a cat, even using liver or tuna. They're---different.

[frigg.livejournal.com]

hahaha...greed overcomes everything. I can imagine this working on Jagger.

I've never used treats. If they won't eat the meds on their own, I simply open their mouths, place the pill as far back as possible, close mouths and massage throats. I've used this method on my cats and dog, and did the same yesterday with Lilith and Frasier, and it was completely hasslefree. It's a matter of having the right technique and being quick and confident about the whole thing. :)

[cathemery.livejournal.com]

oh, sure, rub it in :)

[frigg.livejournal.com]

hahaha...naah it's just what works best for you. I suspect that if I tried the treat trick, I would somehow end up with one eaten treat and a very soggy pill lying on the floor.

[cathemery.livejournal.com]

lol

Yes, once you find something that works for you, you like to stick with it - at least I do. :)

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

bwahaha. Never underestimate the intelligence of the petses.

[frigg.livejournal.com]

*grin* yeah, I asked for that one.